Artificial minnow



Dec. 10, 1929. F. s. QUIN 1,739,258.

ARTIFICIAL MINNOW Filed May 7 1928 INVENTOR the axis.

Patented Dec. 19, 1929 Uh lTE PATNT ARTIFICIAL MINNOW Application filed May 7, 1928, Serial No. 275,783, and in Canada May 9, 1927.

, from above, whatever may be its position,

thus making it more visible to the game fish; to so construct the minnow that it may be given great number of turning movements or motions; and generally, to supply an improved artificial minnow capable of accomplishing the aforesaid purposes.

in the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation view a minnow built in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation view of the minnow, slightly turned on its axis from the position shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 1S a front end view of Figure 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the minnow is formed with a number of similarly-shaped metal vanes or members 10preferably tiiree in numbersymmetrically arranged and joined together along a common longitudinal line or axis 11. If three vanes are used, two of the vanes are preferably made from one part or stamping and the third vane suitably soldered to the stamping along 13 is a wire suitably soldered to two of the vanes at their juncture line 11, and extending at the rear and front of the vanes and turned or twisted to form the eyes l l and 15; the eye let carries the hooks 16. 1'? is the line having the swivel 18 to which is secured a hook or split link 19. 20 is a tail or member rigidly carried by the vanes at the rear and shaped to impart to the minnow complete turning or gyratory movement when the same is pulled through the water by the line. 21 are notches made in each of the vanes some distance behind the eye 15, the notches extending outwardly from the common line 11. 22 is a round link carried by the wire 13 and positioned within the notches.

A number of symmetrically-arranged holes 23 are made through the vanes and sized to detachabl receive the link 19. The link can be nod to the link 22 in three different positions relative to the tail 20, so that three dill'erent turning movements can be imparted to a minnow having three vanes. Similarly, as many different movements can be given to the minnow as there are holes 23 times the number of vanes 10, since there is only one tail member 20. Similarly, by fastening the line to the front eye 15, another movement can be imparted to the minnow. In other words, with a minnow formed with three vanes each having two such holes the minnow can be given a total of ten dilferent turning movements. The vanes may be nickeled, gilded, or otherwise finished or polished according to the usual practice, so as to effectively reflect the light they receive and simulate the usual colours of a live minnow. V

As there may be three vanes or more, symmetrically disposed about the common line or axis 11, the light striking the minnow from above the surface will be reflected laterally and at different angles, so that the minnow will be almost continually seen by the game fish.

It is to be understood that more than three vanes can be used without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention.

What I claim is:

In an artificial minnow, a wire with front and rear eyes, fish hooks secured to said rear eye and a fishing line detachably secured to said front eye, a plurality of vanes radiating out from said wire and terminating with a rear tail member, each of said vanes having a notch extending outwardly from said wire, and a link carried by said wire positioned within said notches and adapted to detachably receive said fishing line.

Signed at the city of Toronto, this 19th day of April, 1928.

' FRANK SPENCER QUIN.

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